Pontoons developed by Fairchild Aviation Corp. consisting of pair of floats of 4400-lb. displacement each; interchangeable for landing gear; special metal keel substituted for external ash keel; 12 water-tight compartments; methods used to prevent corrosion in metal covering and deterioration of internal structure; Alclad metal used as well as Bitumastic, a new paint. (See also Airway Age vol. 9, no. 11, Nov. 1928 p. 74, 1 fig)
Fairchild metal pontoons
Aviation
Aviation ; 25 , n 7
1928
Article (Journal)
English
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Features of Fairchild pontoons
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
Features of Fairchild pontoons
Engineering Index Backfile | 1929
NTIS | 1968
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